01x07 - Episode 7

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Her heart rate is back to
normal.

Her condition has stabilised.

Her mind is trapped somewhere.

The doctors won't be able to
help her.

Well, neither can you.

Maybe the Dream Raiding Machine
can.

Professor Cheng.

Professor Cheng.

—Professor Cheng. —Taxi

I know you want to save Anya

but you mustn't be reckless.

That's just her body lying there

her consciousness is elsewhere.

I'm not letting you experiment
on her again.

I'm not experimenting on her.

I want to connect to her mind

so I can find her and lead her
out.

You're the neurosurgeon here.

Do you have a better suggestion?

If you don't, get out of my way.

I'll go with you.

Taxi!

What are you doing?

Hold on.

Hank?

Professor Cheng has been
kidnapped.

Who did it?

Hank?

Bring him inside.

Aunt Li'an?

Where am I?

We're behind the gate.

What gate?

I've seen this gate before.

Dad said it appeared in your
dreamscape.

Is this the Abyss of
Consciousness

that Uncle Mo has been looking
for?

I get it now. He wanted Dad to
open this gate

so that he could save you.

I know. But it doesn't matter
anymore.

Hi.

Hank said your dad had been
kidnapped.

Don't worry. I'll find him.

We need to have a good talk
after you wake up.

I wasn't acting on impulse that
night.

I really like you.

I know Hank likes you too...

What am I saying?

What I'm trying to say is that

although I'm a divorcee

with a child

but you...

You're special.

You make me want to...

have a family again.

How's your love rival?

Intracranial haemorrhage. He's
still in surgery.

You really did a number on him.

Not funny.

What about her?

She's asleep.

Any news on Cheng Tianli?

The security cameras in the area

recorded the kidnapping.

—Licence plate? —It's a stolen
vehicle.

—Where was it stolen from?
—Here.

It's him?

We've seen him at Theta Workshop

and Northern Industrial Company.

He's supposed to be in prison.

Hi.

It's you again.

So, Mo Qifeng did this.

Thanks to the detection program

he developed specially for you

whenever you conduct dream
raiding

he can hack into the dreamscape

and see what you're up to.

That seductive woman in red you
saw

wasn't really me.

I'm the real Belle.

I don't believe you.

You're dying.

The jab was poisonous.

And I'm the only one with the
antidote.

How much time do I have?

Three hours.

That's enough time...

to save my daughter.

At first

you'll just feel pain.

A pain that will become
excruciating.

When you're coughing up blood

it means your organs are
breaking down

and liquefying, turning into a
bloody gloop

that oozes out of your mouth

as you lie on the floor, dying.

Why did you bring me here?

What do you want?

I want you to raid my dream.

Raid your dream?

From the experiment on the 103
girls

in the basement laboratory

to the mass suicide brought on

by Theta Workshop's app

I realised every project I
worked on

with Mo Qifeng had gone off the
rails.

I suspect

he's carrying out other plans
behind my back.

After Watanabe's death

I tried to recall

when we had acquired the mental
health facility

behind Watanabe's back

but I couldn't remember
anything.

You think Mo Qifeng hacked into
your brain?

You're the only other expert on
dream raiding.

Our upgraded Dream Raiding
Machine

can establish a direct emotional
connection

with the subject.

It's a revolutionary
breakthrough

that should interest you.

I want you to piece together
what he did to me

from the clues you can find in
my mind.

Sure.

I'll help you after I save my
daughter.

Your condition will worsen in an
hour.

Make good use of your time.

They call themselves the Grey
Wolves.

They're a group of mercenaries

from Southeast Asia.

The leader is Grey Wolf.

I can't pronounce his Thai name.

Supasek Amornchat.

They k*lled three university
students

and tried to k*ll Che Na, Lucy
Ding and me.

I can't believe they were only

detained for two days.

Actually, they weren't even
detained.

They were wounded by grenades

so they were hospitalised for
two days

before they were released on
bail.

Who bailed them out?

—Northern Group. —That's a shell
company.

SIU will look into them.

Northern Group is a massive
criminal syndicate

that went unnoticed until they
met us.

We just need to monitor the Grey
Wolves

and they will lead us to
Northern Group.

How? They have been released.

They could have skipped town

after kidnapping Cheng Tianli.

I found myself here after the
expl*si*n.

I tried ways and means to leave
this place

but eventually, I realised

this place offers me a sense of
peace

like no other.

Is this gate the exit?

I think so.

But it wouldn't open.

So, Aunt Li'an

you've been trapped here for ten
years?

I'm not trapped.

This is the Northern District.

I can go anywhere in the world.

Let's look for Uncle Mo and my
dad then.

They can't see us.

Can't you communicate with them?

Even if I could, what's the
point?

I saw you, your dad and that
detective

in the laboratory.

I know you like that detective.

But I can't talk to him now.

You'll get used to it.

Aunt Li'an.

Let's go back to the real world
together.

I need you.

After my mum died when I was six

Dad cooped himself up in the
university

and laboratory.

You were like a mother to me

for the longest time.

You were always there for me.

You taught me how to cook, put
on makeup

cope with my life

and handle my first
relationship.

I've always wanted a daughter
like you.

We were so happy back then.

Uncle Mo said you had an affair
with Dad.

Is that true?

It's not what you think.

Pass me the Phillips
screwdriver.

Thank you.

OK. It's done.

Why are you here? I thought you
were Qifeng.

Qifeng has been having insomnia.

He barely talks to me at home.

He's just preoccupied with his
research.

What can I do to help him?

I feel so helpless.

You've been helping him with his
experiments.

Seeing him so unhappy gets me
down too.

Well, I'm the oldest child in my
family.

It's second nature for me to
feel responsible

for everything that goes on.

I'm the oldest child in my
family too.

Yes, I remember I had to do

all the household chores

while my siblings could go out
and play.

As much as you wanted to eat
that last apple

you had to let your siblings
have it.

By the way, do you want some?

Strawberries?

I'll pass. My hands are dirty.

Have some before Anya comes home

and eat it all up.

You're right, I'm her dad.

I should get first dibs on the
strawberries.

It's pretty sweet.

Can I have another one?

I suspect he's suffering from
depression.

Surely not. You're reading too
much into it.

That's just the way he is.

I'll find a chance to talk to
him.

I should go. Help yourself to
the strawberries.

OK.

Your dad tried very hard

to help Qifeng get out of the
dumps.

Trial run #106.

Dream raiding time

ten minutes and four seconds.

We failed to find the Abyss of
Consciousness.

Qifeng.

I've found three students

to do a group experiment with
us.

The nerve impulses of five
people

should be able to lead us

to the Abyss of Consciousness.

Having more minds connected

will increase our chances of
success.

No, it's too dangerous

to connect five people's minds
at one go.

The Dream Raiding Machine hasn't
been

stretched to its full potential.

I'm afraid the machine will
crash.

We don't know what will happen
then.

You might be stuck in the
dreamscape forever.

That's better than failing all
the time.

Hey, why don't you take a break?

Aunt Li'an and I made sushi for
lunch.

Look, I made your favourite

shrimp and salmon sushi.

Go ahead without me. I'm not
hungry.

Don't be disheartened.

Have some tea.

Don't gulp it down. It's bad for
the stomach.

I don't have time to be sipping
tea.

I should be out there working
the case.

Hold on.

I have Grade-Two authority.

So what? You can grant us two
days off?

You must've slept during your
classes.

This computer is encrypted.

You have ten minutes.

Don't let me catch you surfing
porn.

What can you do with Grade-Two
authority?

What's the licence plate number
of the stolen van?

BCO-9453.

Grade-Two authority allows you
access

to all traffic cameras in the
Northern District.

The system can track specific
vehicles

and arrange the footage in
chronological order.

This will lead us all the way to
the crooks.

Captain, you should've given us

this access earlier.

I have to write five reports
each time I use it.

Cheng Tianli, where the hell are
you?

Who will control the mainframe?

AI.

AI?

Rabbit.

Mo Qifeng. Now, the whole world

thinks you're dead.

I can give you a new lease of
life.

Perfect.

No way.

I'm not Mo Qifeng.

I'm not.

You've been recuperating here
for six months

and you've had five surgeries.

It's time to talk about your
medical bill.

To pay off your medical expenses

you have to work for me for the
next ten years.

I heard that skin grafts come
off easily.

Watanabe is obsessed with

the development of Super Mind.

You must help me come up with a
prototype

before the other R&D teams do.

All right, don't be so
depressed.

All experiments come with risks.

Is this Mo Qifeng's experiment
on twins?

That's enough.

Stop telling me that lives are
precious.

This is the price you have to
pay

to be on the forefront of neural
engineering.

If you still can't produce
results

the board of directors will cut
our funding.

I won't have the money to keep
your wife alive.

Li'an?

Feeling more motivated now?

Please make good use of your
time.

Another pair of 16-year-old
twins

will be sent here at 3.00pm.

Their names are Chang Cheng and
Chang Jian.

I can feel Qifeng's physical
pain

and his sense of utter
helplessness

as Belle made him the monster he
is today.

His life has been a living hell.

Li'an is probably his only hope
of salvation.

Li'an.

How will you deal with this if
you come to?

Don't you want to leave this
place?

The first half of my life

was like a nightmare I couldn't
wake up from.

I even contemplated suicide

before I married Qifeng.

But in my memory

you were vivacious and
passionate about life.

Even with the knowledge of
psychology

I couldn't keep my own
depression in check.

I thought marriage would change
me

given how passionate and
romantic Qifeng was.

But in the end, I realised

he had a dark side that was more
intense

than anyone else's.

So, you're giving up on the
outside world?

Don't you feel lonely in here?

Relationships are painful.

But don't you wish to see Uncle
Mo or my dad?

They are just fragments of my
past.

That was too fast.

Don't remove it. Let's try
again.

Qifeng.

That's enough.

You've already tried five times
this morning.

Li'an needs a break even if you
don't.

Are you tired?

My childhood and adolescence
memories

keep surfacing in the
dreamscape.

I don't want to go through them
again.

Are there other ways to find

the Abyss of Consciousness?

Fine.

Why don't you use your expertise

in psychology to suggest an
alternative.

It's beyond me.

Then shut up and cooperate with
me!

Or why don't we relive your
memories

as a social escort in the bar?

Why must you do this?

Unlike most memories

which are stored in the cerebral
cortex

painful memories

are stored near the hippocampus.

The Abyss of Consciousness could
be there.

I refuse.

What are you refusing?

Are you refusing to cooperate
with me

or refusing to give me a chance
to succeed?

Qifeng, she's right.

Perhaps you should change your
approach.

Don't interrupt me when I'm
talking to my wife.

I want to help you, but not this
way.

How will you help me then?

Are you crazy?

Cheng Tianli, why are we here?

You can hear me?

What do you mean?

Haven't we been talking all
along?

Hi. How did it feel to be me?

Relax.

Your headache's just a side
effect

of the sudden surge in nerve
impulses.

How much of my brain did you
alter?

I've got the last fragment of
consciousness

from Li'an's dreamscape.

She's trapped right behind this
gate.

Help me open the gate now.

Are you sure she's behind the
gate?

I've seen her there.

Open the gate now.

I don't know how to open it.

I saw what you've been through.

I understand your pain

but you've destroyed too many
lives.

You need to turn back before
it's too late.

Everything I did, I did it to
bring Li'an back.

Unlike you, I'm not afraid of
the unknown.

I'm confident I can control it.

I'll definitely bring Li'an
back.

Has this happened before?

What makes you think I can open
it?

You were there

when the gate opened ten years
ago.

You're the key to opening the
gate.

Do you see the effect you have
on it?

I've tried this with more than


and 30 pairs of twins.

None of them could bring about
this resonance.

Dad?

Anya?

Dad is behind the gate. He's
here to save us.

No!

Anya!

Rabbit!

No!

Mo Qifeng.

You built yourself a backdoor in
the dreamscape.

You forget, but I'm a neural
engineer too.

You never fail to surprise me.

We should continue our
partnership.

So I can play the second fiddle
again?

I'm not that stupid!

Can you bear to k*ll me?

Have you forgotten all we've
been through?

But you've been lying to me.

You were just using me!

You roped me in

so you could seize control of
Rhyzen.

We did it.

Rhyzen is ours now.

Thank you for making me the man
I am today.

Don't bother looking at them.

I tripled their pay.

Clean the place up.

Punch me.

—Why? —I owe you one.

Why did you sh**t?

We're on a mission now.

I know, but I owe you one.

An apology will suffice.

I won't apologise, I did nothing
wrong.

Hey, tough guys.

Are we storming the place or
what?

I don't want any awkwardness

when we're in there with our
lives in the line.

We're even.

Awaiting your orders.

Fire!

Go!

Find Cheng Tianli.

Drop your g*ns!

Drop your g*ns or I'll k*ll him!

Fine...

Everybody, let's put down our
g*ns slowly.

Here we go.

Put down your g*n.

Get out!

OK...

I'm stepping back...

Get down!

Are you all right? Are you hurt?

They injected poison into me.

Poison? Where's the poison?

What is it?

It's just a sedative.

You once told me you won't be
here for long.

How I wish I could convince
myself that

you've just gone back to the US.

But I can't do it.

I really wish you'd wake up.

It feels weird without you
around.

I miss the way you glare at me.

Now... I'm the one staring at
you.

I'm in a dilemma.

Do you think I should keep
Xiaoke with me?

Li Xiao, you're being selfish.

You have no time for Xiaoke at
all.

You're being unfair to her.

I know I have no time for her,
but...

I hate the idea of only seeing
her once a year.

Try putting yourself in her
shoes.

Even if she lives with you

she'll only see you once every
few days.

—I know, but... —I'm not done
yet.

But I... I just don't want to
let her go.

So you want to be selfish

and keep Xiaoke by your side

so she can grow up alone like I
did?

Perhaps you should learn to let
go

and let her migrate to Singapore

so she can have a family

and grow up in the loving care
of her mother.

I don't know what to do.

I just know I don't want to lose
her.

Thanks for talking to me.

I feel much better now.

Li'an.

We're going home.